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Old 07-17-2012, 11:21 AM   #1
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Does any one have a source for 8mm wire looms? All I have seen are 7mm.
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Old 07-17-2012, 12:19 PM   #2
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Haven't seen any 8mm looms yet.

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Old 07-17-2012, 01:23 PM   #3
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Thanks Vergil, I'll keep looking.
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Old 07-17-2012, 01:44 PM   #4
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Check with Flathead Jack on his website. I found that many times he has things that the other FH parts suppliers do not carry. However, he does seem to charge somewhat of a premium for his parts, but hey, if he carries things you can't find elsewhere that you really want/need, I would buy from him.
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Old 07-17-2012, 02:16 PM   #5
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Thanks John, I have an old catalog somewhere.
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Does any one have a source for 8mm wire looms? All I have seen are 7mm.
Thanks, Don
I couldn't find any, either, so I made my own. I can send you all the measurements and stuff if you'd like.
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Old 07-17-2012, 02:56 PM   #7
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I couldn't find any, either, so I made my own. I can send you all the measurements and stuff if you'd like.

Great looking engine Richard.

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Old 07-17-2012, 03:03 PM   #8
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That would be great if you don't mind Richard. It appears that you have them under rather than over which I prefer. Your engine is beautiful by the way.
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Old 07-17-2012, 04:28 PM   #9
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Wire looms look cool but they will cut the spark plug current somewhat due to capacitive leakage.
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Old 07-17-2012, 09:05 PM   #10
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That would be great if you don't mind Richard. It appears that you have them under rather than over which I prefer. Your engine is beautiful by the way.
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Give me an e-mail address, either here or in a PM.

Thanks for the nice words on the engine. An enormous amount of planning and execution went into it.
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Old 07-18-2012, 05:09 AM   #11
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I used a set I made up like Richard and made them out of stainless tubing
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Old 07-18-2012, 08:49 AM   #12
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Hi Richard, sent you a pm.
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Old 07-18-2012, 07:23 PM   #13
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Don , i made a set of wire loom like Richard. I used aluminum tubing and buffedit on a buffing wheel. it came out looking like chrome. I got the tubing from McMaster-Carr.com and the aluminum seperators from performance distributors .com
Don't know if it will help , just passing it along
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Old 07-19-2012, 07:37 AM   #14
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Thanks Choiceph, I got a material list and good diagrams from Richard in Florida and will try to make my own as you did.
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